Speedo LZR Racer Elite – Redesigns

I have always been a huge fan of sportswear. Sportswear is more exciting than most people realize as it’s really all about innovation of fabrics and technology. Speedo’s revolutionary LZR Racer swimsuit was so effective that it was able to reduce race times by around 2%. During the The Beijing Olympics 94% of all swimming races were won while wearing a Speedo LZR! The Federation Internationale de Natation deemed it unfit to use the Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit and it was banned from competion – many considered the suit "technological doping."

This caused a surplus of the suits. Instead of sending the products to a landfill Speedo had a more responsible solution. They chose to work with London College of Fashion, University College Falmouth and University of Huddersfield’s students to create new designs.

Here are a couple of the re-designs that I saw at Fashion Press Week!

Speedo have created a new range of the LZR Racer Elite that are fully approved by FINA. Here’s a bit of info from Speedo’s press release about why the Speedo LZR Racer Elite is so special:

Unique 3-D Three Piece Pattern:
The Speedo LZR Racer Elite is constructed with Speedo’s unique 3-D, three piece pattern. Derived from more than 400 body scans, the 3-D, three piece pattern is dynamically engineered to optimize the shape of the swimmer.